Chords of: Jamaica by: Kafu Banton, Jorkan. (A, Am7, Em7, Am) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Jamaica” by Kafu Banton, Jorkan is in A Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am7, Em7, Am.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Am7 → Bm7 → Am7b5 → Bm7b5 → Am7 → Bm7b5 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:40 | 23% |
| Am7 | 0:36 | 20% |
| A | 0:31 | 18% |
| Am | 0:17 | 9% |
| Bm7b5 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Bm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:07 | 4% |
| A7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Em – Am7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Am7b5 – Bm7b5 – E7 – Am7 – Bm7b5 – Em7 – Am7 – Bm7b5 – A – Em7 – Am7 – Bm7b5 – G6 – Am7 – G6 – A – Em7 – A – Em7 – Am – G – A7 – A – Em7 – C6 – A – Em7 – Amaj7 – B7 – Am – B7 – A – Am7 – Bm7b5 – Am – Bm7 – Am – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Am7 – A – Em7 – Am – …
